【正文】 m e a f ew wor ds of I t ali an. 39。巴頓斯 I have j ust m oved t o a house i n Br idge Str eet . Yest er day a beggar knocked at m y door . He asked m e f or a m eal and a glass of beer. I n r et ur n for t hi s, t he beggar st ood on his head and sang songs. I ga ve him a m eal . He ate t he f ood and dr ank t he beer . Then he put a pi ece of cheese i n hi s pocket and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour t ol d m e about hi m. Ever ybody knows hi m. Hi s nam e is Per cy But t ons. He cal l s at ever y house in t he st r et once a m onth and al ways asks for a m eal and a glass of beer. Lesson 7 Too lat e 為時(shí)太晚 The pl ane was l at e and det ect i ves wer e wait ng at the air port al m or ning. They were expecti ng a val uable par cel of di amond f rom Sout h Af ri ca. A few hour s ear li er, som eone had t ol d t he pol ice t hat t hi eves woul d tr y t o st eal t he diamonds. When t he pl ane ar i ved, som e of t he det ect i ves wer e wait ng i nsi de t he mai n bui l di ng whil e others wer e wait i ng on t he air fi el d. Two m en t ook t he par cel off t he pl ane and car ri ed it i nt o t he Cust om s House. Whi le t wo det ecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at the door, t wo ot her s opened the parcel. To t hei r sur pri se, t he pr eci ous par cel was f ul l of st ones and sand! Leson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has t he m ost beauti f ul gar den i n our town. Near l y ever ybody enter s for 39。 each year , but Joe wi ns ever y tim e. Bi l Fr it h39。s. Bil l works harder than Joe and gr ows m or e fl owers and veget abl es, but Joe39。 ti me. Fif teen mi nut es passed and t hen, at fi ve to t wel ve, the cl ock st opped. The bi g mi nut e hand di d not m ove. We wait ed and wai t ed, but not hi ng happened. Suddenl y som eone shout ed, 39。s t wo mi nut es past t wel ve! The cl ock has st opped!39。s. Lesson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來(lái) I was havi ng di nner at a r est aur ant when Har ry St eel e cam e i n. Har y wor ked in a l awyer39。 2. To m y sur pri se, he gave m e t he m oney i mm edi at el y. 39。 Har r y sai d, 39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good l uck 再見(jiàn)，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wil l sai l f r om Port sm out h t om orr ow. We shal meet hi m at t he har bour earl y i n t he m or ni ng. He wi l be i n his smal boat, Topsail . Tapsai l is a f am ous li t le boat. It has sai l ed acr oss t he Atl anti c m any t im es. Capt ain Al i son wi l set out at ei ght o39。 Cl ub. The Greenwood Boys wi l be st ayi ng for fi ve days. Duri ng t hi s ti me, they wi l gi ve f i ve perf orm ances. As usual , t he poli ce wil l have a di f i cult t im e. They wi l be t ryi ng t o keep order. I t i s al ways t he sam e on t hese occasi ons. Leson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？ I had an am usi ng exper ience last year. Af ter I had left a sm al l vi l age i n t he sout h of France, I dr ove on t o t he next town. On t he way, a young m an waved t o m e. I st opped and he asked m e f or a l if t. As soon as he had got i nto t he car , I s ai d good m or ni ng to him i n Fr ench and he r epl ied i n t he sam e l anguage. Apart f r om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at all . Neit her of us spoke duri ng t he j ourney. I had near l y reached t he t own, when t he young m an suddenl y sai d, ver y sl owl y, 39。 As I soon l ear nt, he was Engl i sh hi msel f ! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr et ary t old m e that Mr . Harmswor th woul d s e me. I f elt very ner vous when. I went i nt o his of fi ce. He di d not look up f rom his desk when I ent er ed. Af t er I had sat down, he sai d that busi ness was very bad. He tol d me t hat t he fi rm coul d not af f or d t o pay such l ar ge sal ari es. t he wom an angr il y. They did not pay any at ent ion. In t he end, I coul d not bear it . I tur ned r ound again. 39。t hear a wor d!39。 I t39。 t he young m an said rudely. 39。. Leson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐還是午餐？ It was Sunday. I never get up ear ly on Sundays. I som et im es st ay i n bed unti l unch ti Sunday I got up very late. I looke d out of t he window. It was dark out si de. 39。 I t hought . 39。s r ai ning agai n.39。 I39。 she said. 39。m ing t o see you.39。But I 39。 I sai d. 39。 she asked. 39。m havi ng breakf ast ,39。Dear me,39。Do you always get up so l ate ? I t39。cl ock! 39。Then he lent me a book. I r ead a few li nes, but I di d not understand a wor d. Ever y day I thought about postcards. My holi days passed quickly, but I di d not send any car ds to my f ri ends. On the l ast day I made a big decisi on. I got up ear ly and bought t hir tyseven car ds. I spent t he whol e day i n m y room, but I di d not wri te a si ngl e car d ! Leson 4 An exci ti ng t ri p 激動(dòng)人心的旅行 I have j ust r eceived a l et ter fr om m y br ot her , Tim. He is i n Austr al i a. He has been t her e f or si x mont hs. Tim is an engi neer. He i s wor ki ng f or a bi g fi rm and he has al r eady visit ed a great num ber of dif f er ent pl aces in Aust rali a. He has j ust bought an Austr ali an car and has gone t o Ali ce Spri ngs, a sm al t own in t he cent re of Austr ali a. He wil l soon visit Dar wi n. Fr om t her e, he wi l f l y to Pert h. My br ot her has never been abr oad bef ore, so he is f i ndi ng t his t ri p very excit ing. Lesson 5 No wrong num bers 無(wú)錯(cuò)號(hào)之虞 Mr Jam es Scott has a garage i n Si l bur y and now he has just bought anot her garage i n Pi nhur st. Pi nhurst is onl y fi ve mil es fr om Si l bur y, but Mr Scott cannot get a t elephone f or his new gar age, so he has j ust bought t wel ve pigeons. Yest er day, a pi geon car ri ed the f ir st m essage f r om Pi nhurst t o Si l bur y. The bi rd covered t he di st ance i n t hr ee mi nut es. Up t o now, Mr Scott has sent a gr eat many r equest s f or spar e part s and ot her ur gent m essages fr om one gar age t o t he ot her . In t his way, he has begun his own pr i vat e t elephone ser vi ce. Leson 6 Percy But ons 珀西183